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mission is placed in control of the
" matter."
Cont'r McChord of the interstate
commerce com'n denied Griffin's
charges.
Food hogs are making the predic
tion that the price of foodstuffs
'a hasn't even approached the high
price they soon will reach. Potatoes
are expected to go far beyond "the
dollar a peck" mark. Og Armour
and the rest of the meat hogs are ex
pected to continue boosting the price
of meat and canned goods will raise
100 per cent in the next few months,
if prophesies are correct
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NEED FEW MORE BREAD RIOTS
TO AWAKEN CONGRESS
Washington, Feb. 22. Determined
to force action from congress that
will relieve, temporarily at least, se
rious food shortage that has caused
riots in New York and which federal
trade commission prophesies wiu.
spread to every large city, Rep. Foss,
Ohio, will introduce resolution pro
viding at least temporary food conk
troL
Rep. Meyer London believes con
gress should immediately enact a
permanent government food control
law. Rep. Borland will press his pro
vision appropriating $400,000 for fed
eral trade commission investigation
by tacking amendment to sundry
civil bill.
Federal trade commission, inter
state commerce commission and
American Railways ass'n will work
together in effort to do what is pos
sible towards a remedy, especially in
matter of a car shortage.
Rep. Meyer London today put
prime blame on food speculators.
"We are giving hundreds of mil
lions of dollars for preparedness, but
we are disregarding an exigency al
ready created by the European war,'
said the Socialist congressman. "If
these starving people in New York
have a fault it is not because they
do not work, but because they work
too hard and cannot make a living.
"These are not riots, but cries to
heaven for relief.
"These people want bread, not in
Berlin, or Petrograd, but in New
York, the richest city in the country,
enjoying the highest of prosperity.
"The country is full of European
gold, but there is a lack of bread for
its workers. It is time congress gave
attention to the leak in the country's
prosperity."
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COAL SHORTAGE THREATENS
CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD
Washington, Feb. 22. Govern
ment officials today declared that
threatened suspension of light, heat
and power plants in the middle west
because of inability of many towns
and cities to obtain coal is second in
seriousness only to the food short
age. The American Railways' ass'n an
nouncement that hold-ups. and de
lays in coal and coke transportation
has reached a critical stage named
the following cities as being affect
ed Chicago, Oak Park, Evanston,
Blue Island, Kankakee, Blooming
tort, De Kalb, Springfield, El., Detroit,
Indianapolis, Burlington, la., Cadil
lac, Coldwater, Monroe, Mich., Tole
do and Waukesha, Wis.
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COLORADO FARMERS HOLDING
BACK POTATO SHIPMENTS
Denver, Feb. 22. With potatoes
selling at 5 cents a pound on local
market the Colorado potato growers
in Greeley district are said to be
holding 900 carloads of potatoes for
still higher prices. However, reports
that producers in Wisconsin and Min
nesota are manifesting uneasiness
over freight congestion at Chicago
and would "dump" their present
holdings on market has caused some
alarm among farmers in Colorado
and a more liberal movement of po
tatoes to market is expected.
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WHITE BREAD POISONOUS
Washington, Feb. 22. Next to cof
fee, white bread is the nation's great"
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